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as in digit
a character used to represent a mathematical value three is a positive integer

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as in object
one that has a real and independent existence an event that is seen as the point at which the gay rights movement became an integer and not just a smattering of protests

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Recent Examples of integer Hilbert’s 10th problem is undecidable for every ring of integers. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025 For millennia, mathematicians have sought integer solutions to them. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025 For example, basic arithmetic might be characterized as the rules that govern integers combined with the operations of addition and subtraction. Big Think, 16 Jan. 2025 The work of Chinese researchers in advancing quantum annealing techniques for integer factorization is an important step in the evolution of quantum computing and cryptography. Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for integer
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Noun
  • Those two titles are the only ones in the group’s discography to make it to triple digit stays on this purchases-only roster.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Even with the sore digit, Tucker belted a pitch to right field in the third inning with his eyes on a triple, but the ball got stuck in the ivy and was ruled a double.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Avoid tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
  • Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2025
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  • Going forward, the software upgrades will be named after the year, rather than taking the number after that of the previous release.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The numbers were leaked to the paper by former Kennedy Center employees and confirmed by a current staff member, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retribution.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Earlier this year, the Legislature passed a law barring local governments from passing ordinances to restrict presidential libraries, making the state the entity that would have authority over a future Trump library.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
  • For example, there were separate legal entities for KFC Asia and KFC Europe.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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  • The justices’ argument, however, largely hinged on questioning the physician plaintiffs’ right to sue the FDA to restore conditions rather than the substance of the case.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • When the substance contains more the 0.3% THC in it.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025

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“Integer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integer. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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